Part, Chapter
1 I, I | Resolution, of the Great Slave Lake district, and even from
2 I, I | shores of the Great Bear Lake, and to found a fort on
3 I, II | to light this alcoholic lake, and the Corporal, match
4 I, IV | that called the Great Slave Lake; it is two hundred and fifty
5 I, IV | hollow. The position of the lake in the very centre of the
6 I, IV | Hudson’s Bay.~The Great Slave Lake is dotted with little islands,
7 I, IV | north than the Great Slave Lake.~The trees on the northern
8 I, IV | the northern shores of the lake form magnificent forests.
9 I, IV | district. The Great Slave Lake is not really in a higher
10 I, IV | birch. The islets on the lake produced very fine willows.
11 I, IV | The waters of the Slave Lake were full of fish; trout
12 I, IV | battues on the south of the lake; corned beef, which will
13 I, V | complete.~The ice of the lake was still unbroken. During
14 I, V | districts, between the Slave Lake and that of the Great Bear
15 I, V | extremity of the latter lake; and he was to revictual
16 I, V | the shores of the Snare Lake, By travelling at the rate
17 I, V | northern banks of the Slave Lake, with their summits crowned
18 I, VI | Enterprise, near the shores of Lake Snare.~This fort was no
19 I, VI | furs from the Great Bear Lake, some three hundred miles
20 I, VI | the shores of the little lake. They were both students
21 I, VI | sun. The surface itself of Lake Snare was still intact,
22 I, VI | at the south of the Slave Lake, where they feed upon the
23 I, VII | further side of the Great Bear Lake, where he hoped to obtain
24 I, VII | the northern banks of the lake been able to cross the districts
25 I, VII | we were at the Great Bear Lake !”~“Do not let us lose any
26 I, VII | between the Great Slave Lake and Fort Enterprise.~At
27 I, VIII | CHAPTER VIII.~ THE GREAT BEAR LAKE.~This sudden increase of
28 I, VIII | extremity of the Great Bear Lake. These few cold days were
29 I, VIII | northern extremity of the lake, close to its waters, which
30 I, VIII | the former. The Great Bear Lake is quite a Mediterranean
31 I, VIII | to make up for this the lake had supplied plenty of otter-skins.
32 I, VIII | shores of the Great Bear Lake~“Yes, Lieutenant,” replied
33 I, VIII | northern extremity of the lake.”~“How far from here?” inquired
34 I, VIII | Along the shores of the lake?”~“No, across it; it is
35 I, VIII | explored the shores of the lake under the guidance of Felton.
36 I, VIII | view was obtained of the lake; its waters slightly agitated
37 I, VIII | skimmed the surface of the lake. Hundreds of puffins and
38 I, VIII | frequent the Great Bear Lake are worth from £50 to £60
39 I, VIII | Hobson had to cross the lake alone, under the guidance
40 I, VIII | the clear waters of the lake.~The little trip passed
41 I, VIII | the northern shores of the lake at about three miles’ distance,
42 I, VIII | the district north of the lake appeared perfectly flat,
43 I, VIII | angle of the Great Bear Lake. Before ten o’clock old
44 I, VIII | fishing on the borders of the lake. These Indians had just
45 I, VIII | district between the Great Bear Lake and Cape Bathurst was very
46 I, VIII | from the north-east of the lake, which would take him to
47 I, IX | CHAPTER IX.~ A STORM ON THE LAKE.~The old sailor was impatiently
48 I, IX | heard from the south of the lake. These symptoms of an approaching
49 I, IX | storms on the Great Bear Lake are often terrible. The
50 I, IX | be drifted out into the lake no one knew where.~“We are
51 I, IX | complete. This is a magnificent lake, well worth exploring from
52 I, IX | by no means rare on this lake; and if our bad luck should
53 I, IX | yet descending upon the lake; this was, however, only
54 I, IX | meaning of a squall upon the lake.~“Look out!” cried old Norman,
55 I, IX | open sea. The waters of the lake not being very deep, struck
56 I, IX | the southern shores of the lake, far away from their destination.~
57 I, IX | nearer to the middle of the lake the waves became rougher.
58 I, IX | towards the south of the lake.~It was half-past five.
59 I, IX | wandering about by the lake, had seen the boat in danger,
60 I, X | life of adventure on the lake, where they hunted the otters
61 I, XII | furthest point of a little lake, until then imperfectly
62 I, XII | pond of sweet water, than a lake.~The sledges went on easily
63 I, XIII | were the resources of the lake and river, and found great
64 I, XIII | The shallow waters of the lake teemed with trout, pike,
65 I, XIV | immediately out upon the lake. Hobson offered the other
66 I, XIV | the supplies furnished by lake and stream. Sergeant Long
67 I, XIV | the eastern side, of the lake were well covered with pine
68 I, XV | meeting of the waters of the lake with those of the Arctic
69 I, XVII | coast. The waters of the lake and sea, not yet petrified
70 I, XVII | liquid surfaces of sea and lake. The lagoon was the first
71 I, XVII | Fahrenheit, the surface of the lake was smooth and firm enough
72 I, XVII | the smooth mirror of the lake. Here and there floated
73 I, XVII | of the party. The frozen lake as well as the coast was
74 I, XVIII| Reliance, on the Great Slave Lake?”~“Yes, madam,” replied
75 I, XIX | south than the Great Slave Lake.~On the morning of the 14th
76 I, XXII | house lean over towards the lake, and burst open its walls.
77 I, XXII | have been bent towards the lake, altering the elevation
78 I, XXII | set in, the waters of the lake and of Paulina river, in
79 I, XXII | although the river is gone, the lake remains, and we will call
80 I, XXII | remains, and we will call it Lake Barnett. I hope that it
81 I, XXII | the hard surface of the lake and sea.~The breaking up
82 I, XXII | disappearing from the ocean, Lake Barnett was also laying
83 I, XXII | however, the level of the lake was affected by the slope
84 I, XXII | estimated that the waters of the lake had receded five hundred
85 I, XXII | Fortunately we have still Lake Barnett, and I don’t suppose
86 I, XXII | dry.”~“Yes, we’ve got the lake,” replied the Sergeant; “
87 I, XXII | communication between the lake and the sea! Should it be
88 I, XXII | and Hobson rushed to the lake and found their fears groundless.
89 I, XXII | make for the Great Slave Lake, taking with them some of
90 II, I | ground; but beneath the lake, beneath the soil of earth
91 II, III | ducks were hastening back to Lake Barnett, flying close, although
92 II, V | corners abutting on the lake he built two little pointed
93 II, V | clothing the eastern slopes of Lake Barnett. Many were the birch-trees,
94 II, VII | long as they kept near the lake they did not meet the gale
95 II, VIII | sea will shortly join the lake, and we shall lose our lagoon
96 II, XIII | wooded hill on the east of Lake Barnett, but as they were
97 II, XIX | joined on the surface of the lake. The different pieces of
98 II, XX | the country between the lake and the former Port Barnett
99 II, XXI | peacefully on the little lake, strongly moored to the
100 II, XXI | fetch some water from the lake for culinary purposes, and
101 II, XXI | had brought it from the lake as usual, and as he and
102 II, XXI | fetched the water from the lake, he turned pale and hurried
103 II, XXI | salt; the bottom of the lake had evidently given way,
104 II, XXI | poor creatures together.~Lake Barnett had in fact disappeared,
105 II, XXI | nature. The invasion of the lake by the sea proved that the
106 II, XXI | disappearance of the fresh water lake, they came to lick the blocks
107 II, XXI | the waters of the former lake—now a kind of Mediterranean
108 II, XXI | agitation of the waters of lake and sea alone remained.~
109 II, XXII | therefore, went down to the lake to look at the raft.~The
110 II, XXII | reached the banks of the lake, the fog was still too dense
111 II, XXII | drawing back to the end of the lake, but the raft was nowhere
112 II, XXII | gone! There was no longer a lake! The boundless ocean stretched
113 II, XXII | point the shores of the lake, now bathed by the waves
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